The posting
Requirements:
- 7+ years of progressive pre-sales experience in technical consulting, systems engineering, or technical specialist role, performing solution design and customer-facing responsibilities.
- Required enterprise networking background and professional-level to expert-level certification (CCNP/CCIE or equivalent).
- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco technologies; Working knowledge of Juniper/HPE Aruba, Arista, or Meraki is a plus.
- Demonstrated success supporting sales engagements, ideally within the California higher education or SLED market.
- Demonstrated design experience across all four core enterprise networking domains:
- Campus LAN: switching, segmentation, NAC/ISE, SD-Access or EVPN campus fabric
- Data Center: spine-leaf, VXLAN/EVPN or ACI, data center interconnect
- WAN: SD-WAN, routing (BGP/OSPF), carrier/MPLS and internet transport
- Wireless: enterprise Wi-Fi design, RF/predictive surveys, Wi-Fi 6E/7, controller-based and cloud-managed platforms
- Working knowledge of adjacent areas (network security, multi-cloud connectivity, observability, AI-ready infrastructure) is a plus.
- Higher education experience is highly desirable, including: campus and residential network design, research and education networks (CENIC/CalREN, Internet2), research computing and Science DMZ, eduroam, and public-sector procurement and cooperative contract vehicles.
- Proven ability to operate in a sales consulting role and collaborate effectively with sales teams, engineering resources, and OEM partners.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including customer presentations, product demonstrations, and executive-level discussions.
- Exceptional work ethic and personal accountability, with a track record of owning outcomes end to end, following through on commitments, and holding a high bar for rigor and technical accuracy in every deliverable.
- Grit and determination to push through complex, ambiguous, or long-cycle pursuits with the ability to persist through technical obstacles and competitive pressure to earn customer trust and win the business.
- Resides in the Greater Los Angeles area, with the ability to travel up to 35% across California.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $165,000.00 to $175,000.00 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.
The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:
- Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
- Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
- Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!
If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected].
Equal Opportunity Employer
Why WWT?
At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.
Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.
With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 15 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all.
Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!
Why should you join the SLED team?
Across California, colleges and universities are under increasing pressure to modernize aging campus infrastructure, support research and instruction at scale, secure sensitive data, and deliver a connected student experience, all within constrained budgets. Successfully navigating this transformation requires more than products; it requires trusted technical advisors who can align each institution’s academic, research, and operational mission with the right technology solutions.
As a Senior Consulting Systems Engineer (Sr. CSE), you will act as the lead technical consultant to higher education institutions across the state of California, including University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, and private colleges and universities. Based in the Greater Los Angeles area and working alongside our sales and services teams, you’ll provide hands-on technical leadership, architectural guidance, and solution design that directly supports our customers’ missions, whether that’s advancing teaching and research, improving student success, or ensuring reliable and secure campus services. Our team is deeply focused on delivering outcome-based, mission-aligned strategies to ensure each institution adopts the right technologies to address today’s challenges while building a foundation for the future.
Want to learn more about our SLED team? Check us out on our platform: https://www.wwt.com/public-sector
What will you be doing?
The Senior Consulting Systems Engineer is a strategic technical advisor who designs solution architectures that align technology decisions with institutional goals. Serving as a trusted guide to campus IT leadership, this role translates customer requirements and existing environments into scalable, future-ready solutions. Leveraging deep knowledge of modern technologies, the Senior Consulting Systems Engineer delivers not just products, but a clear solution strategy and implementation roadmap that enables successful outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Develop a deep understanding of each institution’s academic, research, and business objectives, technology landscape, and campus environment.
- Translate business and technical requirements into cohesive, outcome-driven solution strategies.
- Collaborate with sales and cross-functional WWT teams to engage the right expertise and resources at the right time.
- Lead solution design and technology selection to ensure alignment with customer needs and long-term goals.
- Guide solution development from concept through proposal, maintaining alignment between the customer and WWT teams.
- Create clear solution architectures, diagrams, and supporting documentation.
- Develop and deliver customer-facing presentations and proposals.
- Define scope, level of effort, and Statements of Work (SOWs).
- Support RFP responses with technical leadership and solution content.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with customers, sales partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Lead technical discovery, current-state assessments, and network health checks to uncover modernization opportunities.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to campus CIOs, CISOs, and network and research computing leaders, building multi-year technology roadmaps across UC, CSU, community college, and private university accounts.
- Build bills of materials, validate designs, and position WWT Advanced Technology Center (ATC) labs, proofs of concept, and demos.
- Partner with OEMs (Cisco, Juniper/HPE, Arista, and others) on account planning, deal registration, and joint pursuits.
- Mentor and share best practices with other engineers on the California SLED team, and act as a subject matter expert for higher education pursuits statewide.
- Stay current on emerging technologies and help drive technology vision across the California higher education territory.
